Nuhou, Volume I, Number 26, 28 ʻApelila 1874 — The Kingdom of Hawaii [ARTICLE]

The Kingdom of Hawaii

\Vas born of the courage and polUieu! geuius of Kamehameha, the warrior ehief of Kohala. To plan and aceomplish, as lie did the eonquest and ■union of all the islands, iiulicates a vigor of charactei\ that must rank him amongst ennneni conqiteror&, Alexander 3 Ciesar and Napoleon, cou!d have ! done no better, \vith the means he had at eommand, It was niore difTicult for Kamehameha to construct and get ready a fleet of canoes for the conquest of Oahu, than it was lor Gcesar to build his fleet of galleys, fov the conquest of Britain, and tnuc!i more of a veniure, Lad all the courage and sagacity of a great eaplain ; — but a!ter a 11, he Wt)s an nnleli-ered savage; — and eou]d not accoinpli: li mueh beyond what jie eoiikl achieve by brute force. He had iione of the .knowledge possessed by the Europeaii conquerors, and therefore ,he eoukl not organize as they did, Alexander, Cresar and Napoleon/rē-organized īhe world to a gipat extent in their day, and their werk stili remains, l>ut Kamehameha,—bevond the political union ,he effected t lias left no trace of his mind in any la\v, or organization of his people, And his successors have done nothing to supp|ement his work, except to permit fqreign itiinds to raise up a lbreign snperstructure on the native basis of loi'ee, and to obliterate almost evcry traceof nativc constitution. Had Kame!>ai:.« ha m.. \ h\ his you/h a kno\\Jedge 01 Jforeigu I 1 ia 6 o k litjratuiv ami r svX he would, oftei the Aivhipel-[ }5 ,f un * organi2ed P u'. order ; ?o # tlie {i W race. * ud not da Vf his bet<tn iiik \ \\vai xc .:p?L iliem? se\vr« \vh ,»r !a * »v\nk 'he^'^^neiatioif, ' "U' w Ol # h;u Ilawaia lias a w •■ "r i *cnv, i'man /ull of thr *-aditu>n i o Crrrn Kamehanleha, we; j»i ' i»r,v ledg? pertaming to ! cv ; n)im.fi ' ri t h a,forvent' dS|ve his * \ce ;\ud taition,! and to •M*\b 1 is s •H»t «a i Kingdon\on a| h ,

fouiicl.ition thu( will eniiiK- its perpetutty■! Kmg &alalapa !uts an opportuuity to far | trffnscend tlie >work of his predeccssor, tho j ;firs.t iiiHg He is animated with ā nohla ambition, to increase his people.! The inteiligent of the vvorld vvill regard with ' the struggles of Hawaiian slatesmans|.vi.p l aixji the good and wise of all nation.s will rejoice jn the regeneration of the Kingdotn of Havi*aii. ' ! Ti?e DiSji'RopoßTioN of sexes in these islands is ene of the saddesl ■ things i noc4)ed witīi ( the conditlori of thelr people, aud is.a subject:that deixiands the immediateand; most eame?'t considefafion of fhe statosman-' i ship ot the jcountry ; as also it challenges th£ fattention o( the Christian and philanthro-' pist. According to the last census, in a population of 56,897, there aie 6.403 less ' ! feinales thaivmales. The'towq of Honolulu, : with a population of 14,852, iias 1,348 less fenxales males. The disproportion is greater on 9ahu than ;on any of the olher islands. ltx the distric,i of Koolaupoko there are 1,224 n|ales to 804 ieinules t or onc-third more men than women ; and the disproportiou of this island is owing to the presēnce jof so largq a portion of foroigners, among whom the dispatity of sex greater tlian amor.g the |»iatives as we see, thafc among .foreigners qf ail races there are 3,577 males, (the largesf elemeut- being the Chinese, 1,831} and| t>4o females, or ān excess of 3,237 mal<ps t .which is a triilo more than the ! male e\cess in the native race. whieh is [ ■ ! ■■ ■ ■ ■ ' j 3,216. Atui as a oonsidera'te number of | the (orei- uors fmd lemale coi.-pftnioiis among tlie nativesj it must lollow, t!ut a very large ipropprtiou hī native men avu wi(hout eomj of" practice polyai,dry, whieh is j qnitc coimt:ion throughout tlu islands. There cajn be no hope of nicrease in such a state of pocioty, when the continence of | womaii is sjul)ject to such an i:odue pressure; jand to as such an abaor.nal disproportionol se.x| society mast be rapidly eflecting owu difcSolution. We need, §eriously, an jimmigration of uoinen, and we ean fmd qountries in Asia' especially in ■ \yhere girls aro t 'ata discount, , and we cou|ld get them for ilie asking. Howti > mu>t he earnostly I constlt r«, 'lu t With the great t utul mea*uiv> aigratiOn. hxrried r of wlueh had ae i l have, ga\me such a ' . v' « .? contineut, e» t soch e,j .;ūizt dispr»jLjtiyu of but isolatcd as iie, o'l&li' lioj.fC i$ iu j in*itnigmtK>i. 'Vn. j scpaia(ca' | front Wf- > £ «ug!it to j1 to t!io phi!Jit|iroi>Jl C;.ristianitj |of uatiotii, who '• a - po\ver to au! us 111 oluaiuing j an, i csj.)ccially in the iinport»ut umih< o ,-qualizing tho svxo> o! our

Tiie gceat di<proportion of se.v v,e «pea'.j oi, does not occur 111 the birllis } and duriu,> j the infaiicy of the Ha\vaiian*race. 0f nat;-.r ,childreii under six age, thc-re a:e | 3,ō74 inales to 3,295 j but bet\ve. .. the ages of 15 anj 40, thei;e are 13,29> raales to 10,279 female«, sho\vinga of only about 300 in infaacy,and the fearfu exce»s of 3,000 males at maturity. What it that kilk the young Hawalian w.omen aud makes them barren ? No dv>ubt the phy>i- " ologist and physician ean telt us what. o:i leami»g that %ve have an excess of ove; 3,000 foreign males, an excess o." ,over 3,000 qative males; and liif"i j ally an additional excessof over 1000foreiga j sailors. And how mueh \vorse it \vould l)jif the thousand or more kanal>as were at j home, who are at the Coast, on the Islands, and on whaleships ? 1

L; T, - . | . • j Slat\der is the baoe of thjs comiauait v. It shows a great de.ficiency of|generous anJ courageous natare in a people where baclv- | biting is so prevu]ent, It disofusts strans<?ri, It happens to some that they have hardiv been any tirrie in the counti'y, and are juēt hegiuning to gef interested in people. whoi. tliey find pleasant<—when .somebodv wni--" pers iu their^ars—" I thougl|t it was beit t.> let vou know that so and so is," kc. A:>i tliea tliey get shy of their ne|w friends, a!\J jdisg\.isted with everything ii|i the countr. jWe heard, some time ago, 'accomplish*j j and gentlemanly naval offieer say, —that ;;■? j hardly ever danced without h2aringfrom ::[ī' partner soniething unpleasant about h:s vi<-a-vis,and.ūce versa. Atul this, in a small iso'xted coimnunity !ike «ur*'\vhich has so need of kiudiy course. The spires of our many ehuieh-. - point to heaven in vain, \vl|ulst their wal'.ei)dosc the most virulent back-bitcr.-. Aud there is a crusade needed in this town, it iagainst the foul cowardly spirit of slaud<?r. wagging its tongue about t!:at o" i i Si

j Thk regeneration of H|ivaii by the'iuj iusiotr ol fresh blood, has ®en our j thought since the fust o set foot j these ishvnds. In July, 136*. \\e addresi,>j |to Mr. Wyllio, thon Ministtj>r for j Atlairs, a letter in _ respect ,jto |uud lnsipn ( oi Ha\\iUians , with kinJred j races, to whieh he replied «|ith \Tarju c.kui ineiuUiiion ot o«r views. Yet nothin£ Iku beeu done u> vegenerate Hawaii, during liie thirteeu years we have heea, heiv ?iot "e; want of money, lvcause dui;iug that t'uuc. jabout §100,000 ha\e beei| expendej oa | public buildiii£s ; and say $5,000,000 oa ;ue (oliieial ina»agement of Uie eoantry. Aui | uothing tbv tUe real ,Hfe of tiie inuion.

■ Vt. bolicvo tlu\t a loan ;jt a low nue o; jiutoroJt e.m V> ao>jotuvioJL— i|iot ou tnia;;ci.i; |but on |K>lilioal jrounJs.

King Kalakaua shows that *he hjns thc' heart of a Hawaiian statesmanf in f dec]aririg : on all occasions, that the in<srease of the _ people is the chief purpose of his reign. For public inen to be occupied alone with tho . /egulation of the offices, financc and thc mere business of a State, —declining in { people, Woūld prove that they are nothing 1 more than clerks, and onlv fitted for the | details of offic|. The first questions for, statesmanship, Alate to the life and increase ; of a nation. Majesty evidently contem-! plate? the condilion nf his country with thej eye of a trne statesmor*. It is useless to say i iha: no me£ins to carry out| s::hemes of immigptio|]; —a country of| about 50,000 people, that pays about $400 3 -1 000 a year for its official nianagementj—can | su,re.ly curtail some of this expenditure for! mere office, and apply a surplus to induco \ people to eome here, ancU&) remain when | they eome. His patriotic and | statesmānlike purpose. steadily pursued, will, ( no doubt, open ways and "means. A race, i like an individual, may be, dying, on account ef unwholesome conditions of litc, whieh |)hilanthropy rmist assist in removing. The philanthropy of great States, if \viseiy ap•pealed to, will aid Hawaii to overcome the difficulties incident to her weakness and isolation. v

The young prince } our Heir appaienl, is a hope for Hawaii. His Royal Highness be ahle to scrvc his country better \vith ; is mere presence, ihaii others eoule! by the xercise" of the ablest statesmauship. The ,-erson 6f a \vorthy young Pnnee appcals to t enerous sentimēnts, whieh may influencc ; ;he aelion of a nationanel the young tieir of a feeblc, strnggling raee, spe;iking for its people,; touch the warmest! - vmpathies of intelligent peopk nbroad. Tlīe : tesence of Prince Leleiohoku in America , id Europe would effect i- r r i.,f ;ii!s conntry, than any numher l>! ■ii^ e. . ?. J§. r ?.™'X " Pkivipoteniiafyn!«.a6l€n: irc-ci Uuwaii wou! u$ a moc-ke. R / ; 1 ut a nati*r Princt', - young, educateJJ āCcompUshed, modest, — and appealing inleh'alf of his race, —-if only a remnant o( 5,*00, would eommainl the ; and enahle statesmanehip, acting upder the prestige of the Frincely presence,*to gain the helps we need, The allianee of the you»g Pnnee, in marriage, with a Royal Fami!y of kindred race, is a proper ineasure to bi (onsidered, and may be consummated with h-ting ndvantages to this country. REC!riiOCiTY is not ā dead question, and rnust not die, so long as Americi wliieh . ofTersthe natuml maik( t for this Archipelago,. harges our prodiKtion with an impost about' -evcn fold more thain t!iat whieh \ve plaee upon what we recoive from her. We havo ■ a!ways l>elieved. and a!! thc more after a.

yearV esperience in the disoussion of the | | subject, tla* if the higher state?mar!ship and ' ' phllanthrrpj of Arnerica \Vere fully ] !to aivd ikr ned, she would see ?hat is . ! quasi Ar,erican community was on*to ! a! her hands a discriminaVion in its t favor. k; is unworthy of great JSincrica to \ 1 say, in th<; first plaee, tha( this Archlpelago ; | sha!! notget away froni her inAuenee, and ; ; that it iii,ust be regarded as being a part ofj I her poliaeal system, though she is not liow.ī i disposeii tjO trouble herse]f with the chavgej ;of us;—and yet deny us the reasonable op-; :portunity ,to whieh our naturai poskion enti-. ; tles us: |but coldly look on, until in the j ;agony c-f poverty and decay, we beg her to! j cast ovei |us the ce-gis of her sovereignty. It | |is : claiii,ojd that America is the political! j foster of this Archipelago -but her . jpresent itjtitudeMpes- : iiot prove it, j

j ThĒ-3*l|ture of this Archipelago might he | j very imjprtaut and in-teresting, if itsdestiny ! could bccontvolled for a time> by one power-. iul, inte%ent, patriotic mind, So long as | thls coi4try remains independent, it will j need a ī>*reāter eentralization in order to s govern vi,th efficiency mixed commnnity. ; With a :implified and eoonomie gfn r ernment,' j eapahle acting x directly upon all the qne<jtions of [fie countvy, we might hope for tlie ! stimulat(|n of industry } the promolion of |cnterprid, mofe favorable relations with i foreign £tat<*s, and a material progress of the | Arehipe%o that woukl be a wonderful eoni tra*t to tJe *tagnatiom and povevty of this ! da\ ; | " Thh ireat need of this coitfitry is the. spirit of lvork, The native people are eapable df gnat exertions, and are not a natnrally la?y people, but they dislike to bind thfemselWs to regular tabor, and never do nnless thiy get into trouble ; so that the chief ! hope of (toployers, is that kanakas should |break tht law in so|ne way,—and so be j obliged to sell their liberty for a year or two. ;If you cannot get more people to increase i the .compctitioi) of labor, then you must ImAke evkT\ to promote the spirit of jwork, lf vo(i lj* * to sacrifice your edujcationali f em »•» #oii«ir so,you nuy !!*• i save the -ieal li>e the n*Uior* r i '•• t i I Aein.N < f TeWfffal I from Perlar .u ' i9^Sf ! us lhat tl)p r .* I ineil resisti\) .'< t From o«r kno\vle(]gc f tli we sald one yeur ago, at tl)c t- gi»r li£ ot Un.i iVy \vould mike K rc*Utancflf Tt'i< tho~ !groat di«irav« *t' x 'atr' I)adstonc Mini?try, that '"«* !®* 'he of an aJvan--1 t.»g<? in A j frii.a, \ '.fn ttpteud«>r mordes 'of t!icir riutch . " Vv \chincso frionds, with w!iom -1k c> i t<'rtahie<! a mataalfy !ben.Av»:J attia i.-■. R tov *<#• ' 200 yoar*. '* | t

Whatever"of our * finnar>ee« wc -ml * r' r -%-*■ eannol -- - * JBL, V. _ - -% spare a few 'hoa./.'u!s fo^ : i t Let i?3 appea! a' *o ffrf "i«i| tl » • • »-•« - .vT^ our >ad!y >nrtea ru*. ' d r "»nv :as of Hineloo f•' wi!- fat _ on our nbnnda v »!'Ho rau!!on y ru> ' ! —v-et W#» no M a 4īi " ' I I " h . «- phHanthropic f t!ie «n'o?! 1 "p» curing fema]e* } to Vnunl» disproport)on of the sexes, * Tiirum's Bindery is^tuirnir» & r sotne very superior vvorlcmanshlp ; ānd the ■ o need of sending to the Coast for fine Ikk ledgers, and other office bc»oks s when ful!y as good # or perhaps a bet(er arliele eau be proeured from our bindery in town. Thnim\ right hand man, John L. Ree? } is an artist as well as a capital worlvinan. We weie looking .at a mammoth *eight quire aeeouni -book, \v|iich is a splendid jpb t Hon. VV. L. Green, member of the Executive Committee of the ImnTjigration $ociety, and one of its chief promojers,'has a nohie opportunity to promote inlo this Archipelago, whieh w<* believe he will not neglect. We hope mufh trom his large e.\peri«ncc and advanced ' ideas in qther matters, for the benefit of |l|e r v, i I " 44 Dying ot sheev resj^€^la^īlityrhafs | what the Rev.' Mr* sa*ul reeently .of the churehes,.aiv-1 whal, we have said in jother words before« And it cannot indeed Ibe otherwise, so long as meve pulpit ikelajmation and pe\v 'ostenitation of dry goods Ure the ehief purposes and iofluences of ! churches. I f" " : " 1 7 —

'■■■ - - - r.--. i V : : Full or hi\: Ni Hor, in fwo vo!u»v;*>, 'aml combinoi! w!th tlu» Nrnoc Hawa::» !making*a ' voluine of 420 jpage? a for ?4 v oo t !stitched togethev ? aml $5 00 Sets of !Nchou Hawap a!one } Sl.f)o. For at !T. G. ■Thrmii*s Book Store» I If 100,000 people eouUl Wgo\omeJ t!ie | su>all ollices ;U the head| of Kaahumaim jstreet» ami 50,000 i>eople r<>iuiro tlu* | GovermneiUal PuU\c**; —how big a iwill we require wheu ,\ve are only r»»00tT . ;•** ; I Al ILO*S m|i h• - * _ m Ikinah vioa *•> tii* | };o ' * O t lbr OVf tula <■ '■' < janitor 'at ' 2£~' j (t>e Jtffervir.> i;j of ?3 N'mio at a!f. j People lie ii» b >th. D I !t adv?w** *" 1 • >n iM>{ o\\ l a ?maW *j>c. , 'tor< wp' hc!p 'to float yfc\> S>To ,